For all chess players, from beginner to world champion, for children and adults, checkmate & ndash; the greatest pleasure a game can deliver. The ability to find a mate is very important & ndash; and this book will show you how to learn it. The main purpose of the textbook & ndash; experience gained by the reader in the recognition of matte designs. You will be ready to stun your opponent, because the reducible mats are exactly those that are most often found in practical games. By solving examples, 95% of which are taken from tournament practice in recent years, an inexperienced player will be able to & laquo; fill his hand & raquo; in finding matte & laquo; patterns & raquo ;. The solutions are short and forced, which is most useful for chess players of a not very high level. All examples are carefully checked and systematized by topics and difficulty levels. Points are awarded for the right decisions, so you can & laquo; measure & raquo; your strength. Grandmaster John Nunn is one of the most respected figures in the chess world. He won four gold medals at the Chess Olympiads and became the triple world champion among solvers. Dr. Nunn is also one of the most brilliant chess authors in the world, who has written many fine books. Solving these problems, you will definitely significantly enhance your game. For a wide range of chess lovers.

In his new book, the famous grandmaster, theoretician and coach made an attempt to "embrace the boundless": to highlight and reveal all the most important issues of the chess strategy, which every literate chess player should have an idea of. Carefully selected and deeply analyzed batches and fragments represent a symbiosis of classical, well-known samples and examples from modern practice. All the resulted parties and fragments are divided into three levels of complexity; Each chapter is accompanied by a list of additional materials for self-study. The first volume consists of two parts: "Debut" and "Mittelspiel", in the second volume, two other topics are discussed: "Pawns are the soul of chess" and "Dynamics". The book is addressed, first of all, to first-timers and candidates for master, although more experienced chess players will surely find many useful tips and recommendations for themselves. This work can be used both as a self-instruction manual and as a textbook for specialized chess schools.

В своей новой книге известные гроссмейстеры, теоретики и тренеры предприняли попытку «объять необъятное»: выделить и раскрыть все наиболее важные вопросы стратегии шахмат, о которых должен иметь представление каждый грамотный шахматист. Тщательно отобранные и глубоко проанализированные партии и фрагменты представляют собой симбиоз классических, хорошо известных образцов и примеров из современной практики. Все приведенные партии и фрагменты разделены на три уровня сложности; каждую главу сопровождает список дополнительных материалов для самостоятельного изучения. Первый том состоит из двух частей: «Дебют» и «Миттельшпиль», во втором томе разбираются две другие темы: «Пешки – душа шахмат» и «Динамика». Книга адресована, в первую очередь, перворазрядникам и кандидатам в мастера, хотя и более опытные шахматисты наверняка найдут для себя немало полезных советов и рекомендаций. Эта работа может быть использована и как самоучитель, и как учебник для специализированных шахматных школ. Искусство оценивать одновременно значение различных позиционных, тактических и смешанных факторов приходит с опытом. Каким бы ни был ученик талантливым, только сыграв тысячи партий и проштудировав множество книг, он станет зрелым шахматистом. Таким игроком можно назвать лишь того, кто впитал в себя шахматную культуру и в состоянии не только нанести “шальной” удар, но и выдать цельную стратегическую партию. Глядя на практически любую позицию, опытный шахматист сразу выделяет важные нюансы – статические и динамические. Какие пешки и поля слабые, положение каких фигур необходимо улучшить, какие в позиции могут быть тактические мотивы и т.д. Надеемся, что наша работа поможет научиться оценивать позицию по множеству подобных признаков – для практических успехов это очень важно.

A new book by a famous coach is devoted to such an important section of chess tactics as forced checkmate. Variants with continuous checks do not require special training; they are quite simple and understandable even for entry-level players. Through the prism of numerous checks, the reader can not only learn to flawlessly checkmate the opponent's king, but also gain basic knowledge of other techniques that will inevitably be required for further study of tactics. The book contains 1500 positions saturated with tactical resources, of which 1380 & ndash; for an independent solution. The tutorial is divided into 31 chapters, most of which are devoted to one specific tactical technique with a detailed explanation. Chapters titled 'Combinations' are designed to consolidate the passed material and test the acquired knowledge. The final chapter (120 positions) makes the book useful for chess players of even the highest level, since it is composed exclusively of difficult problems and is a universal test that checks the ability to put a forced checkmate. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The classics taught: the simplest and most effective way to beat a less experienced chess player – get a position in which the knight fights the bishop. It is believed that these figures are equal in strength, but their characters are very different! If we draw an analogy with hockey, then elephants – These are fast and straightforward players with a powerful shot who love free space. Horses – nimble, technical and cunning forwards, capable of playing in the backfield. beat and confuse your opponent. The purpose of this book – help you improve your understanding of chess, develop a “sixth sense” for a correct and quick assessment of the position with different balances of forces: bishop against knight “one on one”, and with rooks, and with queens, and with all heavy pieces. Typical pawn structures are also considered, since in many openings the struggle between these diverse pieces begins from the very first moves. Author – an experienced coach who has trained more than one generation of chess players does not overload the reader with computer options, but tries to explain in detail and clearly the essence of what is happening on the board.  “When you read this book, absorb many useful recommendations of great chess players, which the author carefully presented to your attention, then your hand will begin to make much stronger moves without the help of your head.” (M. Shereshevsky). For advanced chess players and coaches.

`Strategy and Tactics` and` Chess Lectures Course` of the fifth world chess champion M. Euwe - two textbooks of positional and combination games, long recognized as classic. Here you will find answers to the most important questions for a chess player: how to outline a specific plan of action and by what methods to achieve its implementation? The book is distinguished by perfectly matched examples, a clear logical sequence of presentation of the material. For chess players who want to improve their skills.

Tbilisi in Georgian. Chiburdanidze-Gaprindashvili.

The role of chess in the development of a new generation, children of the 21st century is invaluable. To facilitate the transition of the child's thinking from the visual-figurative to the logical, 1464 entertaining and educational tasks for the statement of the mat, given in this collection, are called. The publication is a logical continuation of the book "Chess, the first year." Tasks: Mat in one move: 1,500 little-figured positions. " The book includes material corresponding to the "Chess, Second Year" Program, a textbook for schoolchildren "Chess, the second year, or We Play and Win" and a manual for the teacher "Chess, Second Year, or I Study and Learn," recommended by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

The 2012 World Vice-Champion continues his story, begun in the best-selling books Positional Decision Making in Chess. ("Book of the Year" according to the English Chess Federation), "Dynamic Decision Making in Chess" and "Technical Decision Making in Chess." The new book discusses ways to make decisions in positions without minor pieces. The reader will get acquainted with rook and queen endings, as well as with what Romanovsky called the "fourth stage", that is, the late middlegame / early endgame, where only heavy pieces remain on the board. «Gelfand is very good– and very honest – explains what decisions he was able to calculate and what he had to make on the basis of general reasoning, and how he did it. This resulted in a book of the type that I love. A chess player of any strength can find a lot of useful things here. (Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, reviewer of novelties in chess literature in the magazine "New in Chess"). For a wide range of chess lovers.

The reader is offered a unique collection of lessons, lectures, seminars on all aspects of chess improvement, including psychology, opening preparation, solving problems in the middle of the game, improving the skill of playing in the endgame, etc. Among the authors of the lessons are world champions: V. Steinitz, Em. Lasker, H.R. Capablanca, R. Fischer, M. Euwe; outstanding chess players: R. Shpilman, Z. Tarrasch, S. Tartakower, G. Levenfish, K. Torre, prominent chess thinkers and teachers: P. Romanovsky, S. Belavenets, B. Blumenfeld, A. Ilyin-Zhenevsky, V. Rauser , I. Lipnitsky. Compiled by: Nikolay Kalinichenko

The textbooks of the outstanding coach of Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko are based on the materials of lectures that he read at the classes of the all-Russian school he headed, which brought up dozens of chess players of extra class. The theoretical sections touch upon a circle of important and complex, still insufficiently studied topics, and the set of exercises is as close as possible to the conditions of the tournament struggle and allows students to improve the skills necessary to succeed in modern chess. When working on the second edition of the theory and practice of middlegame & raquo; one of the best pupils of Panchenko's school, Grandmaster Artem Timofeev introduced necessary corrections and additions, and also prepared a new chapter written by the teacher about the attack.

You hold in your hands the best chess textbook to date: its high efficiency is due to the multimedia application created under the editorship of the international grandmaster N.M. Kalinichenko. Unique video lessons will make the learning process more visual and effective, and chess simulators will make it possible to check the acquired knowledge in practice. This book is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess or deepen their knowledge in this field. The publication is recommended for adults and children alike. It not only helps to develop mental abilities, but also brings together family members, allowing you to spend many hours for an exciting and rewarding game.